When he compared Benromach’s approach to whisky making to the technique of reverse engineering, our tour guide Robert was only half-joking. Cause whatever the Forres-based distillery plans and wherever it heads, it always has one eye directed at the future (more…)
Singer of songs, teller of tales, drinker of drams and giver of glee – Robin Laing is a man of many talents. In “Whisky For Breakfast”, his eigth solo album all together and his fourth so-called “whisky CD”, all of these traits coincide. (more…)
The fine folks at Glen Moray say about themselves that they are “not your usual Speyside distillery”. And indeed, the wonderful experience they provide is everything but ordinary. Neither are their prices: The 60-minute tour including two complementary drams (more…)
“This spirit can restore you / It’s the finest I have seen / With my own eyes / With my own eyes,” sings whisky bard Robin Laing in his beautiful piece “Macallan” from the acclaimed “Whisky For Breakfast” album. While I have already seen the cherished Speyside distillery’s excellent product (more…)
With members all around the globe, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has many homes in many countries. Its spiritual home, however, is a former wine warehouse called The Vaults in Edinburgh. In these mythic premises, the Society was founded way back in 1983. (more…)
Japanese oak, also referred to as Mizunara oak, is probably the rarest component from which whisky barrels can be made. Due to the slow growth and knotted stature of the respective trees, the processing of this kind of wood requires excellent craftmanship (more…)
Created in cooperation with 9-times MotoGP champion Valentino “The Doctor” Rossi and loaded with 32 milligrams of caffein per 100ml, this invigorating juice is said to be “the fastest Monster ever”. And indeed: The light citrus flavor and zippy character make The Doctor (more…)
When I attended the “Day Of The 100 Open Bottles” at Pinkernell’s Whisky Market in Berlin last month, I tried more than half a dozen drams by Claxton’s. Their well-selected single cask whiskies rendered me so impressed that I took home not one but two bottles: (more…)
Today, we would like to congratulate not one but two spirit-y birthday children. First, there is long-running indie bottler Douglas Laing, who celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2018. And second, there is newfound Lowlands distillery Kingsbarns (more…)
